Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 20 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
32,990
World Rank
426
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Citation Metrics
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Total24,388
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Last 6 Years10,879
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Last 6 Years / Total0.446
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
41,294
World Rank
552
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total20,820
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Last 6 Years12,222
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Last 6 Years / Total0.587
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
43,891
World Rank
586
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total19,894
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Last 6 Years7,310
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Last 6 Years / Total0.367
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
80,220
World Rank
1,123
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total12,560
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Last 6 Years3,413
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Last 6 Years / Total0.272
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
115,020
World Rank
1,679
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total9,246
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Last 6 Years2,994
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Last 6 Years / Total0.324
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
203,872
World Rank
3,091
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total5,359
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Last 6 Years1,921
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Last 6 Years / Total0.358
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
241,532
World Rank
3,653
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
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Total4,479
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Last 6 Years2,231
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Last 6 Years / Total0.498
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
248,596
World Rank
3,766
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total4,342
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Last 6 Years3,263
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Last 6 Years / Total0.751
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
275,293
World Rank
4,175
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total3,876
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Last 6 Years1,824
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Last 6 Years / Total0.471
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
312,251
World Rank
4,730
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total3,346
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Last 6 Years497
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Last 6 Years / Total0.149
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
321,276
World Rank
4,867
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total3,234
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Last 6 Years1,449
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Last 6 Years / Total0.448
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
433,000
World Rank
6,560
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total2,204
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Last 6 Years1,724
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Last 6 Years / Total0.782
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
552,353
World Rank
8,306
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total1,539
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Last 6 Years1,134
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Last 6 Years / Total0.737
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
615,651
World Rank
9,183
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total1,285
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Last 6 Years825
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Last 6 Years / Total0.642
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,046,998
World Rank
14,686
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total405
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Last 6 Years232
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Last 6 Years / Total0.573
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,146,322
World Rank
15,943
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total320
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Last 6 Years242
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Last 6 Years / Total0.756
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,192,401
World Rank
16,497
Country Rank
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total289
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Last 6 Years171
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Last 6 Years / Total0.592
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,472,982
World Rank
19,191
Country Rank
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Natural Sciences / Physics
Space physics | Fluid dynamics | Plasma physics | Statistical mechanics | Classical mechanic
Space physics | Fluid dynamics | Plasma physics | Statistical mechanics | Classical mechanic
Citation Metrics
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Total164
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Last 6 Years163
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Last 6 Years / Total0.994
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,880,459
World Rank
21,986
Country Rank
19
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total71
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Last 6 Years71
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,405,688
World Rank
23,855
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total12
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Last 6 Years12
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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